The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:07:52 at Heerenveen 2026 put Gerrit bergsma & Niels Hiemstra 148th of 494 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 70% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 95% of the field beaten on the stations, against 59% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:51 quicker than the median and 8th of 494. A harder second half: 1:17 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Heerenveen gained about 0:52.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 4:00v median −0:37
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Block 02 5:50Running 2 4:22v median −0:18
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Block 03 7:10Running 3 4:44v median −0:12
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Block 04 7:41Running 4 4:55v median −0:04
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 5:11v median +0:01
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:47v median −0:14
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Block 07 6:12Running 7 4:47v median −0:16
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Block 08 9:38Running 8 5:41v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 490
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 490 men's teams who finished.